Photos of Northern Los Angeles County Rails

Former SP Saugus Subdivision
Now Metrolink (SCRRA) Valley Subdivision

Santa Clarita Valley
MP 25.3 to 43.1
CP Balboa to CP Lang

Saugus Local near Bouquet Junction.
Saugus Local near Bouquet Junction.
Siding and mainline near Bouquet Junction.
Siding and mainline near Bouquet Junction.
Realigned section near Honby
1988 realignment near Honby
Section of old alignment near Honby
Section of pre-1988 alignment near Honby
Former Tunnel #17 along the original grade between Sand Canyon Road and Oak Spring Canyon Road. This was bypassed in the late 1930’s.

Soledad Canyon
MP 43.1 to 53.9
CP Lang to CP Kocian

Tunnel 19 and bridge approach
Tunnel 19 and bridge approach
Metrolink Train 215 near the Narrows.
Metrolink Train 215 near the Narrows.
Metrolink passing through the Soledad Canyon Narrows.
Metrolink passing through the Soledad Canyon Narrows.
1938 railroad overhead on Soledad Canyon Road near Agua Dulce Canyon Road.
1938 railroad overhead on Soledad Canyon Road near Agua Dulce Canyon Road.

Acton Area and Soledad Pass
MP 53.9 to 67.5
CP Kocian to CP Harold

Metrolink Train 215 approaching Acton.
Metrolink Train 215 passing over Crown Valley Road near Acton.

Antelope Valley – Palmdale and Lancaster
MP 67.5 to 76.6
CP Harold to Lancaster

Palmdale Junction looking south.
Palmdale Junction looking south.
Palmdale Junction with the SP Colton Cutoff to the left.
Palmdale Junction with the SP Colton Cutoff to the left.

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